What is already known on this topic
- Short course corticosteroids are one adjunct treatment option for relief of symptoms in patients with sore throat
- Corticosteroids are not commonly prescribed as clinicians are uncertain about the balance of benefits and harms and the applicability of the evidence to patients with less severe disease
What this study adds
- Moderate to high quality evidence suggests the addition of one (or two) dose(s) of corticosteroids reduces the intensity and duration of pain in patients with sore throat with no increase in serious adverse effects
- The mean time to complete pain resolution was about 11 hours shorter with corticosteroids, and about 18% more patients experienced complete pain relief at 48 hours
- There were no subgroup effects between patients consulting at the emergency departments or primary care family practice
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